Chapter 221 Becoming Peaceful
Suddenly free.
Gu Xixi pretended to be panicked and staggered a few steps. Mrs. Qin and others hurried forward to support her.
"Xixi, are you okay?"
"Xixi, you are not hurt!"
Gu Xixi turned her head and saw more than a dozen pairs of concerned eyes.
Except for Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Zhou and others who were nearby, looking further back, almost all the women in the village gathered here, and they all looked at Gu Xixi with tears in their smiles.
Among them were several women who had spread rumors about Gu Xixi in the past, and they were now so excited that they were almost crying.
"Gu Xixi, it's great that you're not dead!"
"Xixi, I was wrong about you in the past. You really care about our village."
"My dear girl, even if it was to save our village, you didn't have to be so tough just now. Just follow his words and beg for mercy. Saving your life is more important."
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Mrs. Qin secretly patted Gu Xixi and said, "You scared me to death just now. Tell us if you are okay."
Gu Xixi came back to her senses and smiled brightly, "I'm fine, not hurt at all, thank you for your concern."
At this moment, Lao Qian and others had already tied up the bandit leader.
Of course, I didn't forget to kick him a few times to vent my anger.
This gang of bandits had lost their leader, and the rest of them who were charging towards the village entrance stopped obediently, raised their hands as instructed, and waited for the villagers to come over and tie them up one by one.
Lao Qian first asked about Gu Xixi's condition, and after making sure that she was okay, he squatted down again, ready to continue dealing with the bandit leader.
As soon as he picked the person up, he discovered many suspicious points.
"Strange, how come there are so many cuts on his arms, legs, and face? And they look like they were made by a razor blade. They are thin, long, and neat."
The problem is, everyone was watching just now, and no one except Gu Xixi approached the bandit leader.
How come he was bleeding all of a sudden, and his whole body was covered with blood?
Lao Qian and Lao Zhou looked at Gu Xixi at the same time.
Gu Xixi opened her eyes innocently and waved her hands vigorously, "It wasn't me. I didn't see what happened."
"Anyway, he suddenly fell down."
She spoke with confidence because these were all the truth.
It was because those shadow guards hid too secretly and acted too quickly that it was really difficult to see the whole process.
Lao Qian and others looked after Xixi only subconsciously.
They only needed to think about it and they would realize that a weak woman was being held hostage and there was no chance for her to take action at all.
An old woman interrupted, "In my opinion, this is God's will to punish the bad guys in this life!"
Many villagers nodded in agreement.
Although Lao Qian was not that superstitious, he did not find any sharp objects on the ground. He only saw a few blood-stained holly leaves, which he thought were the blood of the bandit leader.
There were still a lot of things to deal with, so Lao Qian had to give up the investigation with full of doubts.
He ordered, "It's still early today. When a few people come, follow me to escort them to the county government office."
"People in charge of patrol, go back to your places and carefully check if there is any thief who has slipped into the village without our knowledge!"
Zhou Haode (i.e. Zhou Dasao's husband, Lao Zhou) was about to drag the bandit leader away with a stern face. He just pulled the rope, but the bandit leader's feet didn't move at all, and he fell heavily to the ground with a thud.
Seeing this, Old Qian said angrily, "You've been arrested, and you still want to resist? You're a rogue, aren't you?!"
The bandit leader was still lying there face down, as silent as a corpse.
Lao Qian was so angry that he raised his foot to kick.
Zhou Haode said, "Wait a minute, village chief."
Old Qian looked up, "Old Zhou, this guy just kidnapped my niece Xixi and wanted to rob our village. He is a heinous criminal. Now he is still acting like a rogue. There is no need to be polite to him!"
Zhou Haode lowered his head and stared at the back of the bandit leader's head. If he didn't move, wasn't he afraid of suffocating himself?
"This person...I'm afraid it's not that he doesn't want to leave, but that he really can't move."
"Ah?!" Old Qian looked at the ground in surprise.
At this time, Master Liu, wearing a scholar's robe, ran over, holding a rusty pickaxe that he came from nowhere, and stumbling and falling.
"Where is the thief?"
Everyone was silent for a while.
Someone reminded, "Mr. Liu, the thieves have been caught."
Master Liu was stunned, and said with a guilty look on his face, "It's all my fault for being too slow. I was already too late to find a pickaxe."
The more he spoke, the more distressed he became.
"I'm so useless. Everyone is catching thieves, but I can't do anything for the village!"
The villagers respected the teacher and quickly persuaded him:
"Mr. Liu, please don't think like that. You are a scholar, how can you do such fighting and killing?"
"Yes, you came to the village to teach the children, and we should protect you."
"Master Liu, you are not frightened, are you?"
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Master Liu's eyes were red with gratitude, "Everyone in our village is a good person, a good person."
Gu Xixi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when watching this scene.
Well, here comes someone who is better at acting than her.
If Mr. Liu stops teaching one day, he could go to the city to set up a stall and tell stories, and perhaps make a fortune.
Just now when Gu Xixi was being held hostage, she noticed that there was a shadow guard hiding in a tree canopy in the distance.
At that time, the He family's shadow guard was guarding Gu Xixi's house with He Jinglan.
These people outside can only be dispatched by Master Liu.
It was too coincidental that Master Liu ran out just when everything was settled.
He was most likely hiding nearby, and only pretended to have just arrived when he saw that Gu Xixi was safe.
After Lao Qian finished caring about Master Liu, he remembered the bandit leader who was still lying on the ground.
He turned the bandit leader over and saw that his face was blue and purple, and he was gasping for breath with his mouth open.
Old Qian was puzzled, "Is it really impossible to move?"
Gu Xixi calmly turned around and joined the women's laughter.
Anyway, I don’t know what she said a long time ago.
I don't know who killed the bandit leader.
I don’t know if the bandit leader had a small hole in his leg caused by a ring containing anesthetic.
I don’t know if the bandit leader’s entire body was paralyzed, so the only function he had left was breathing and his eyeballs could move.
I don’t know when this symptom will be relieved.
After all, the efficacy of the medicine varies from person to person. Some people may suffer from nerve damage, and even if they are cured, they will still be lame and drooling...
There was no other way. She didn't want to risk getting hurt, so she had to take out double insurance.
The key to saving your life must be in your own hands, only then can you feel at ease...
That afternoon, all the thieves who broke into Huachidu Village were sent to Qingtian County Government.
In the dark cell, the bandit leader was groggy and staggering in his sleep.
Suddenly, a basin of freezing cold water was poured over my head.
He suddenly started, and when he opened his eyes he found himself outside, looking up he could see a sky full of stars.
However, he could not be happy because his hands and feet were tied to the wooden rack.
Standing in front of him was a man with a beautiful face but inexplicably chilling.
The man held a long sword and casually lifted the bandit leader's right hand. "You pinched her neck. Was it this hand, or... this one?"
Although it was a question, the poor bandit leader didn't have a chance to answer.
He screamed, his wrists bleeding...
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